A new fire-retardant paint, formulated by engineers at UNSW Sydney, has become the first to pass a stringent Australian standard test that simulates a bushfire attack. The paint, which is now on sale ...

Miles and miles of exposed wiring are subject to being painted over in large commercial and industrial sites every day. These cables consist of bundled telephone, CCXTV, CATV, HVAC, data, security, ...

This story has been updated to clarify the need to use fire-barrier paint to cover the Styrofoam. The buzz around downtown Detroit these days, with so many historic buildings being renovated and ...